version: "1.0.0" name: leftoff description: > Find where work left off across Claude and Codex sessions for a specific day. Summarizes active threads and returns concrete next actions using QMD time-scoped lookup. argument-hint: "<date> [repo-only]"

Left Off

Find where work left off across Claude + Codex sessions for a specific day.

When This Skill Applies

• /leftoff yesterday
• /leftoff 2026-03-25
• /leftoff last Tuesday
• /leftoff last Tuesday repo-only
• User asks "where did we leave off?", "what were we working on yesterday?", "catch me up on last

session"

Input

Format: /leftoff <date phrase> [scope]

Accepted date phrases:

• YYYY-MM-DD
• today, yesterday
• last Monday (or any weekday)

Scope (optional):

• repo-only — filter to threads tied to the current repo

If no date is given, default to yesterday.

Prerequisites

Validate before proceeding:

command -v qmd >/dev/null && echo "qmd: ok" || echo "qmd: missing"
qmd status >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "index: ok" || echo "index: missing"
test -f ~/.codex/scripts/qmd-temporal-recall.py && echo "lookup: ok" || echo "lookup: missing"

If qmd is not available or the index is empty, return a setup gap report:

## Setup Gap
 
QMD is not available or not indexed. To set up:
 
1.Install qmd (requires Node 24+)
2.Add conversation collections: `qmd collection add claude-conversations <path> "**/*.md"`
3.Run `qmd update && qmd embed`

Do not guess or hallucinate summaries if the index is stale or missing.

Workflow

Step 1: Refresh Index

Run a quick update to catch any recent transcripts:

qmd update 2>&1 | tail -3

Step 2: Time-Scoped Lookup

Run the time-scoped helper across both agent sources:

~/.codex/scripts/qmd-temporal-recall.py "<date>" "where did we leave off" --source both --top 12

If the user specified repo-only, add the repo filter:

~/.codex/scripts/qmd-temporal-recall.py "<date>" "where did we leave off" --source both --top 12 --repo auto

Step 3: Expand Top Matches

For the top 3-5 most relevant matches from Step 2, read the full transcript sections:

qmd get "<qmd://collection/path>" -l 220

Look for:

• Session end state (last actions taken)
• Open questions or blockers mentioned
• Next steps the agent or user stated
• Commits made or PRs created

Step 4: Synthesize

Combine findings into a summary. If repo-only was specified, filter out threads not related to the current working directory's repo.

De-duplicate entries that appear in both parent and subagent threads — prefer the parent thread's summary.

Output Format

## Left Off Summary (YYYY-MM-DD)
 
### What Finished
 
-[completed items with source thread]
 
### In Progress / Open Loops
 
-[items started but not finished, blockers encountered]
 
### Next Actions
 
1.[concrete next step — what to do first]
2.[second priority]
3.[third priority]
 
### Sources
 
-[qmd://collection/path — brief description of thread]

Rules

• Prefer date-scoped evidence over semantic guesses
• De-duplicate repeated subagent/child-thread entries
• If repo-only, filter threads by current repo context (look for repo name, path, or branch in

transcript text)

• Be explicit about missing data — if no transcripts exist for the date, say so clearly
• Never fabricate session content — only report what sources show
• Default to yesterday if no date is provided